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Vocabulary Group 1

Vocabulary for the HIgh School Student

WordDefinition
civilian (n.) person who is not a member of the military, or police, or firefighting forces
complicated (adj.) hard to understand; elaborate; complex; intricate
concur (v.) agree; coincide; be of the same opinion
confirm (v.) state or prove the truth of; substantiate; verify
confirmation (n.) proof; evidence; verification
digress (v.) turn aside; get off the main topic; deviate
fragile (adj.) easily broken; breakable; weak; frail
galore (adj.) aplenty; in abundance; plentiful; abundant; (galore always follows the word it modifies)
genuine (adj.) actually being what it is claimed or seems to be; true; real; authentic
hostile (adj.) of or relating to an enemy or enemies; unfriendly; inimical
impatient (adj.) not patient; not willing to bear delay; fretful; anxious
inter (v.) put into the earth; bury; entomb
interment (n.) burial; entombment; sepulture
mitigate (v.) make less severe; lessen; alleviate; soften; relieve
novice (n.) one who is new to a field or activity; beginner; apprentice; neophyte; tyro
original (n.) work created firsthand from which copies are made; prototype; archetype
originality (n.) freshness; novelty; inventiveness
rarity (n.) something uncommon, infrequent, or rare
resume (v.) to begin again; to retake; to reoccupy
shrink (v.) draw back; recoil; wince; become smaller; contract
sober (adj.) not drunk; not intoxicated; earnest; serious; free from excitement or exaggeration
suffice (v.) be enough, adequate, or sufficient; serve; do
vacant (adj.) empty; unoccupied; tenantless; not being used
vacancy (n.) unfilled position; unoccupied apartment or room
Created by: QueChaT
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